General Guidance and Training
Pass it On: Preserving Your Personal Collections
Preservation training videos from Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
Upcoming trainings from Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)
Archives Resources
These are just a few resources available online to support you in preserving your own, your family’s, or your organization’s history.
Preserving and Sharing Your History
Preserving Different Formats
Digital Files
Guide to Archiving Digital Records for Volunteer and Community Groups
Library of Congress - Personal Archiving: Preserving Your Digital Memories
State Library of North Carolina - Personal Digital Archiving
Maximum Preservation Vol. 2: Electronic Boogaloo (DC Public Library)
Audiovisual Materials
Michigan State Library - Introduction to Media Preservation
Fundamentals of AV Preservation
Maximum Preservation Vol. 3: Home Movies (DC Public Library)
Photographs
Library of Congress - Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs
Print Materials
Maximum Preservation Vol. 1: Make it Last (DC Public Library)
For Specific Audiences
For Artists
“Artists’ Studio Archives Managing Your Studio Practice & Building a Creative Legacy Revised Edition (2022): A Comprehensive Guide for Artists & Their Assistants” by Heather Gendron, Neal Ambrose-Smith, Joane E. Beaudoin, and Eumie Imm-Stroukoff
Guides from the Joan Mitchell Foundation
For Activists